Betylobracon leponcei, Braet, 2016
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publication ID |
1243-4442 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/692787C4-FFE3-3B6F-FF5F-F911A25383AB |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Betylobracon leponcei |
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sp. nov. |
Betylobracon leponcei n. sp.
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TYPEMATERIAL —Holotypefemale(MNHN),PapuaNewGuinea.ProvinceMadang,MountWilhelm(-5.759910,145.2347) 1700 m, 04-05/11/2012, leg Valeba, Tulei, Novotny, Leponce, Plot 2, understorey, Malaise, MAL-MW1700B-11/16-d11.
Paratype, Papua New Guinea. Female (IRSNB), Province Madang, Mount Wilhelm (-5.760916, -145.2353) 1700 m, 01-
02/11/2012, leg Valeba, Tulei, Novotny, Leponce, Plot 3, understorey, Malaise, MAL-MW1700C-08/16-d08.
DISTRIBUTION — Papua New Guinea.
DIAGNOSIS — Metasoma bicolor, first tergite smooth; gena strongly concave and striate ventrally.
DESCRIPTION (Holotype) — FEMALE: body length 4 mm, length of fore wing 3.7 mm. Head. Right antenna missing, left antenna damaged: remaining antennal segments 16, F1/F2 = 1.50, length of first and second flagellomeres 2.25 and 1.50x their width, respectively; shape of flagellomeres 1-4 rather trapezoidal; maxillary palp 0.80x height of head; ED/ TD = 1.80; OOL:OD:POL = 9.00:2.50:5.00; vertex partly rugulose; frons densely punctate; face and clypeus convex, densely punctate; gena strongly concave ventrally with several rugae starting from the occipital carina; MS/BM = 3.30. Mesosoma. HMS/LMS = 0.67; side of pronotum smooth, crenulate medially, with long striae ventrally; epicnemial area rugose-areolate; precoxal sulcus complete, transversely rugose; remainder of mesopleuron smooth; metapleuron with small area smooth and sparsely punctate medially, rather flat, rugose ventrally; mesoscutum densely setose; lobes of mesoscutum densely and coarsely punctate anteriorly, sparsely punctate and shiny posteriorly; scutellum smooth, shiny, sparsely punctate, rather flat; propodeum largely reticulate-rugose, more finely anteriorly, mid-longitudinal carina present anteriorly. Legs. Hind coxa smooth; length of femur, tibia and basitarsus of hind leg 2.15, 6.70 and 6.30x their width, respectively; length of hind tibial spurs 0.25 and 0.30x hind basitarsus. Wings. Fore wing: r:3-SR:SRl = 9.00:16.00:33.00; 1-SR+M weakly sinuate; r oblique; 1-CU1:2-CU1 = 10.00:20.00; 3-CU1 oblique, distinctly shorter than m-cu; 2-SR:3- SR:r-m = 10.00:20.00:9.00. Hind wing: M+CU:1-M:1r-m = 18.00:18.00:6.00. Metasoma. LT1/WT1 = 1.25; surface of first tergite smooth, rather flat, dorsal carinae absent, subparallel; laterope present; second and following tergites smooth; second metasomal suture absent; second tergite without sharp lateral crease; length of ovipositor sheath 0.07x fore wing, with short spine apically. Color. Dark brown and white; scapus and pedicel, face except median round patch, ventral half of head, inner side of fore femur, mesosoma ventrally yellowish-brown; fore tibia and mid femur yellowish; other parts of mesosoma, scutellum black; palpus, mid coxa, mid tibia, fore leg, first tergite, second and part of the third tergite white; veins dark brown; fore wing membrane largely infuscate, but apically paler; hind wing paler basally.
VARIATIONS — Body length 4.5 mm, of fore wing 4.4 mm; antennal segments 25; part of fourth tergite white.
ETYMOLOGY — In honor of my friend Maurice Leponce for his work during the 2012 “Our Planet Reviewed” expedition.
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